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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 14, 2018
I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me
Everybody knows that it is hard to make a good living from writing alone. However, every aspiring writer I¡¯ve met has thought they might end up as that one-in-a-million exception to the rule. Most learn the hard truth in their 20s, but some have to get to their late 40s, like me.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 18, 2018
Working holiday in Japan
¡®There is no o-Bon holiday as far as the Keihin-Tohoku Line (in Tokyo) is concerned.¡¯
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 26, 2017
Rush hour
¡®I can¡¯t believe that people in Tokyo are in such a hurry to get to work.¡¯
Japan Times
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Jun 17, 2015
Tokyo¡¯s heaving subway system girds for 2020 Olympics
It¡¯s Monday morning and Tokyo is going back to work. By 8:16 at Shinjuku Station, the world¡¯s busiest, lines of waiting commuters overlap with the people looking to go in the opposite direction. The smell of pastries from a bakery wafts over the stream of people.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2011
Japan¡¯s top 10 buzzwords of 2011
The phrases and buzzwords that were on everyone¡¯s lips in 2011.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Sep 1, 2011
Tough commute? Let these apps ease the pain
No, there¡¯s not an app for lessening commuter rush-hour congestion, but there are a few that can make the journey a bit more bearable.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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